my upcoming "baby"

my baby's name is CANON POWERSHOT G10..isn't it such a beautiful name? hehe.
oh God, really can't wait to hug you, to hold you.
come to mama, my baby..weee~



*taken from the website*

Advanced amateur photographers are a discerning group, and they've flocked to Canon's G-Series for its ability to meet and exceed their demands. The third-generation PowerShot G10 is a stunning successor, loaded with uncompromising specs like 14.7 megapixels, a 28mm wide-angle lens, and Canon's new DIGIC 4 Image Processor for notably improved face and motion detection. This is a camera that supports and nurtures creativity, with a full range of shooting and recording modes and compatibility with exciting accessories including Speedlite flashes.

Image Sensor
Camera Effective Pixels		Approx. 14.7 million pixels (CCD)
Lens
Focal Length (35 mm film equivalent)		5x zoom: 28 (W) - 140 (T) mm
Focusing Range
Normal		50cm (1.6 ft.) - infinity (W)
Macro		1 - 50 cm (0.39 in. - 1.6 ft.) (W)
Image Stabilizer (IS) System		Lens-shift type
Imaging Processor		DIGIC 4
Viewfinder		Real-image optical zoom viewfinder (Dioptric adjustment available)
LCD Monitor		Type: 3.0-inch type, color LCD with wide viewing angle (Effective pixels: Approx.416,000 pixels) Features: Brightness adjustment (15 levels, Quick-bright LCD)
Focus		Single, continuous AF (Face Detect*1*2 / AiAF (9-point) / Center / Flexizone ) *1AF frame can be moved and fixed to specified face. *2If no face is detected, AiAF (9-points) are used. Manual Focus
Metering System		Evaluative*1, Center-weighted average, Spot*2 *1 Control to incorporate facial brightness in Face Detect AF *2 Fixed to center / linked to the AF frame
ISO Speed		Auto, High ISO Auto, ISO 80/ 100/ 200/ 400/ 800/ 1600 (Standard Output Sensitivity, Recommended Exposure Index)
White Balance		Auto, Day Light, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Flash, Underwater, Custom 1 and Custom 2 *The colors of faces are evaluated in Face Detection AF
Shutter
Speeds		1/60 - 1/4000 sec. (Auto mode) 15 - 1/4000 sec. (Total shutter speed range)
Aperture
Type		Iris type
f/number		f/2.8 - f/8.0* (W), f/4.8 - f/8.0* (T) *The f/number can be set to f/11 in Auto mode
Flash
Range		30 cm - 4.6 m (W), 50 cm - 2.8 m (T) (12in. - 15 ft. (W), 1.6 - 9.2 ft. (T))
Shooting Specifications
Shooting Modes		Auto, P, Tv, Av, M, C1, C2, SCN *, Stitch Assist, Movie * Portrait, Landscape, Night Scene, Sports, Night Snapshot, Kids & Pets, Indoor, Sunset, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Aquarium, Underwater, ISO3200, Color Accent, Color Swap
Digital Zoom		Still images/Movies: Approx. 4.0x (up to approx. 20x in combination with the optical zoom) Safety Zoom, Digital Tele-converter
Main Features		Auto red-eye correction, i-Contrast, AF-Point Zoom, Face Self-timer
Continuous Shooting		Normal: Approx. 1.3 shots/sec., AF: Approx. 7.0 shots/sec., LV: Approx. 0.7 shots/sec.
Number of Images Shot (CIPA)		Approx. 400 images
Recording Specifications
Recording Media		SD memory card, SDHC memory card, MultiMediaCard, MMCplusplus card card, HC MMC
File Format		Design rule for camera file system, DPOF (Version 1.1) compliant
Data Type		Still Images: Exif 2.2 (JPEG), RAW CR2 (Canon original) Movies: MOV (Image data: H.264, Audio data: Linear PCM (stereo)) Audio: Sound memos, Sound recorder: WAVE (monaural)
Number of Recording Pixels
Still Images		Large: 4416x3312, Medium 1: 3456x2592, Medium 2: 2592x1944, Medium 3: 1600 x 1200, Small: 640 x 480, Widescreen:4416 x 2048
Movies		Standard, Color Swap, Color Accent: 640 x 480 (30fps), 320 x 240 (30fps) - Not compatible with AVI type
Playback Specifications
Main Features (Differences)
Still Images		Trimming, i-Contrast
Display Languages		26 languages
Interface		Digital input/output (Hi-Speed USB*1 (MTP, PTP supported)) Audio and video Output*2 *1mini-B *23.5mm jack
Power Source		Battery Pack NB-7L AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC50
Dimensions (excluding protrusions)		109.1 x 77.7 x 45.9mm (4.30 x 3.06 x 1.81 in.)
Weight (camera body only)		Approx. 350g (12.3 oz.)

Hmmm I guess this camera is just perfect for me as a budding-architect-to-be. I'm not going to be a professional photographer though I am so into photograph. My passion is architecture. So, this cam is just nice to take all those magnificent buildings' pictures and also for cam-whoring. weee~

Well this model is one of the latest model of canon. so the price is still much higher than it should be. I would still wait about a couple of months for it to be lower. and fortunately my brother is in Japan now. the price is far more reasonable there. so I'll just ask him to buy it for me. no big deal.

After my last baby has crashed during my visit to Langkawi before this, I've been so lonely without it. but, my new baby will come to me next year so , I won't have to have the solitary life anymore. *wink*

where did the budding architect go?

assalamualaikum...

i've abandoned this blog for a such a long period of time. well there's reason for me to leave it like that. i am so busy with my study, doing AUSMAT for this year and the following year. well why i'm doing AUSMAT? of course for the sake of my passion. i've been offered by JPA scholarship to further my study in architecture in Australia. well i asked for UK but I'm not so lucky. But Aussie is ok what! So to enter universities in Aussie i have to sit the TEE (Tertiary Entrance Examination) and get high rank for TER(Tertiary Entrance Ranking)...hmm it is not an easy job. i have to strive hard starting from the beginning. no matter what happens i have to finish my AUSMAT and fly to Aussie.

different from a level architecture course, this AUSMAT some how has not-related-to-architecture syllabus..i dont know why. dont ask me. it is the Australian way. suppose a student who want to further in archi will learn how to draw basically or anything about drawing during the foundation but we, who are doing the AUSMAT, dont have that kind of things. Apperently, we are studying applicable maths, physics, EAL, and even chemistry and economics. why on earth we have to study chemistry and econmics...well thats the subjects that i have to take. by hook or by crook i have to get at least 85 for each subject*according to the JPA cut-off point* to fly to Aussie. only after that, i'll start study architecture from scratch.

another thing is that we also have to take IELTS(International English Language Testing System) as an extra english course to meet the application of some universities in Aussie. hahaha, it's tough.for me at least. because my english is not so good to easily get that band 7 like others. fortunately, my IELTS lecturer was superb. she taught us a lot about english and how to score in IELTS. apart from that, she is such a nice soft hearted and open minded person. she taught us about life too. i like her. she is one of the best english teacher that i ever have. may God always bless her. by the way, she is Chinese and her name is Mrs Lee. haha. forgot to tell about the IELTS. well, IELTS. hmm it has four modules which are reading, writing, listening and speaking. i like reading the most but writing is not my cup of tea. huh it is so irritating when you have to write two essays in only one hour. anyway, like Mrs Lee always says, IELTS is about time. you have to be very punctual if you want to score the IELTS. hahaha..and it's absolutely true. i always dont have enough time to write the essays and read the long boring passages from the reading modules.

for this year, we actually focus on our IELTS and i had just sit my IELTS exam last week. the result is on next week*yaww...it is so dreadful to think about the result*.along with the IELTS course, we have AUSMAT year 11 or we can call it as a bridging course. it is actually some kind of preparation for us to do the real AUSMAT or AUSMAT year 12 next year. most of the time, we only revise the topics that we have learnt in our secondary school plus some new topics.

haaa, that's what the budding architect doing all this time. and now maybe i'll be active again in posting for this blog..so just stay tuned and wait for my other post later! hehehe

~whaT shouLD yoU studY~

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